Comment The Real Security Problem (Score 0) 368
Yes, it is true that there are many security problems with Windows in general. Windows XP, especially the Professional Edition, is a very powerful and configurable Operating System. Therein lies the problem. Windows XP Pro is pre-installed for nearly all business users. At home, more and more people who consider themselves "professional" because of their ability to edit baby pictures with Photoshop, use XP Pro. This is mainly an ego trip.Seeing that "Pro" insignia at boot-up is rather flattering for the average user, who in reality, is a fuckin' techno-idiot. The general insecurity on the net at this moment in time is caused by uneducated, incompetent users.
This is not just a Windows-specific phenomenon. Linux is also an extremely powerful OS that, when in the hands of idiots or uneducated average users if you prefer, causes as many security problems on the web. How many are now running Linspire as root? How many even have a clue as to what IPTables do?
Most of the security problems that now plague the anarchy often known as the WWW community may be corrected with simple configuration adjustments, and that applies to XP as well as Linux. Often, patches issued by Microsoft simply readjust configurations, something that any averted user would have been able to do if competence were not an issue. Same with Linux. The other code-based problems that affect security come also in the form of patches or replacements. How many average (business or otherwise) users really bother?
So the problem my friends is not in "the stars," be they from Redmond or Finland. The problem is in the friggin' stupid heads of non-thinking, uneducated, semi-literate, nose-picking, "DuH"-enouncing end users.
This is not just a Windows-specific phenomenon. Linux is also an extremely powerful OS that, when in the hands of idiots or uneducated average users if you prefer, causes as many security problems on the web. How many are now running Linspire as root? How many even have a clue as to what IPTables do?
Most of the security problems that now plague the anarchy often known as the WWW community may be corrected with simple configuration adjustments, and that applies to XP as well as Linux. Often, patches issued by Microsoft simply readjust configurations, something that any averted user would have been able to do if competence were not an issue. Same with Linux. The other code-based problems that affect security come also in the form of patches or replacements. How many average (business or otherwise) users really bother?
So the problem my friends is not in "the stars," be they from Redmond or Finland. The problem is in the friggin' stupid heads of non-thinking, uneducated, semi-literate, nose-picking, "DuH"-enouncing end users.
